Uyen Mai

POLSC · POLSC01 · POLSC001 · POLCS001 · POLISCI001 · POLS001 · POLSC125 · POLIT001 · POLISCI125 · POLI001 · POLSCI · POLYSCI · POLISCI092 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 39.13%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you can attend, read, and keep deadlines, but be cautious with online or short-term sections.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReading HeavyMixed Teaching QualityHeavy Online WorkloadStrict DeadlinesExtra Credit

Online reviews are often negative because students feel , and poorly supported.
In-person reviews are more positive, with many students praising her clarity, engagement, and .
Grades can be achievable, but the , and and term length.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some students call it an easy A with steady work or , but online workload and .

Online reviews often require self-teaching and heavy weekly work, while in-person reviews more often mention study guides, notecards, and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The political science content is usually understandable, but , and condensed terms make it harder.

Online sections feel more challenging due to volume and limited guidance, while and more structured.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and timely submissions matter, while online sections require strict weekly deadlines.

Online flexibility is limited by frequent due dates, while and timeliness.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students are split because and fair, but online sections are often described as unsupported and stressful.

Online reviews skew negative, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and , but late work, specific exams, and unclear assignments create risk.

Format shift

and notecards more often, while online reviews more often report tough or .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Many students , and exams, especially in short online sessions.

Format shift

Online workload is consistently described as heavy, while .

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Students praise her in-person engagement and care, but many online students say she barely teaches or responds.

Format shift

Teaching experience is much stronger in person and much weaker online.

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Grades commonly , and sometimes papers or presentations.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize weekly discussions and quizzes plus exams, while , and class participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but often say she is clearer, more engaging, and fair if students attend, read, and turn work in on time.

Main concern

, and test-heavy grading can punish students who fall behind.

What students said

“Professor Mai is an amazing teacher, and one of !”
POLSC001

“Ms Mai is very strict in attendance and timeliness of .”
POLSC01

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often , and exams that are harder than the basic course content suggests.

Main concern

The while managing fast deadlines and .

What students said

“All she does is hand stuff to you and you're basically on your own.”
POLISCI001

“She assigns so much work with little time.”
POLCS001

Exam style

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Exam style varies, with some student-friendly notecards or open-book tests but also timed, specific, and .

Open-Book Online ExamsProctored Online ExamsNotecard AllowedTake-Home MidtermMultiple Choice TestsTimed Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention multiple choice tests, notecards, a , and study guides, but they do not clearly prove closed-book exams.

Notecard AllowedTake-Home MidtermMultiple Choice TestsTimed Moodle TestsStudy Guides

“ , and and you get a notecard every time!”
POLSC001

“ . Everythings done on moodle.”
POLISCI001

Online

Online reviews and exams, weekly tests, midterms, and finals, but they do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Open-Book Proctored ExamsTimed Online QuizzesMidtermFinalWeekly Tests

“Fairly simple online course, and even the .”
POLSC001

“The quiz has 10 questions and the time limit is 30 minutes. But the exam has 50 questions.”
POLISCI001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“All she does is hand stuff to you and you're basically on your own.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in format differences, workload, teaching, and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Professor Mai is an amazing teacher, and one of !”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“She assigns so much work with little time.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ . She taught us nothing and the only things we learn were from reading.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She really engages with the class and likes to hear everyone's perspective on controversial topics.
She basically didn't even teach.
.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A, if you do the work.
As long as you pay attention and put effort into her class you will get an easy A.
Very easy to fail and shes so unhelpful.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Every week there's 1-2 discussion posts and an easy quiz.
The amount of pages assigned to read with a short deadline will be a challenge for working adults.
Weekly we would have 1 Discussion that required 2 paragraphs, additionally you needed to reply to 2 classmates discussion, and weekly tests.

Theme 4

📝 About Exams

The .
and too specific.
She will tell you what's on the !

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is highly credible because it uses 50 detailed reviews across online and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514

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3 out of 57

2 out of 57

1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

B 1 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1

Uyen Mai

x x x if you can attend, read, and keep deadlines, but be cautious with online or short-term sections.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Pressure

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

📝 About Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can attend, read, and keep deadlines, but be cautious with online or short-term sections.